Blessing #268
Repicient William Rufus Rogers Stowell
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Patriarch Hyrum Smith
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Date of Blessing 31 Jan 1844
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Location Illinois
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Age 21
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Gender assumed by patriarch Male
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Tribe Ephraim
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Language English
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William, I lay my hands upon your head in the name of Jesus of Nazareth to bless you. Although it is in the days of your youth great shall be your blessings in consequence of the exercise of faith in the morning of your days. Therefore, I say unto you, William, if you will continue faithful as you have begun, you shall be a bright and shining light unto this generation and unto your Father's house which light shall shine in your house through which salvation shall be administered unto your posterity and to future generations. The same will commemorate your name and make it honorable from generation to generation. This blessing is before you and again I say unto you, William, you are of the lineage of Ephraim, and shall be blessed with the Priesthood and a Dispensation of the Gospel, and in due time you shall administer and officiate in your office and calling wherein you are and shall receive light; cleave unto the Lord with all your might and where to lay your head, and finally bring you to Your inheritance, and to your place and station in the end of your days, as also to perpetuate Your name in honor, which will go down in lineage with the blessings of the Priesthood unto the latest generation. And if your faith fail not, your days shall be continued unto the coming of the Son of Man.
These Blessings I seal upon your head, even so, Amen.
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This patriarchal blessing contains the following promises, which occur in blessings with the corresponding frequency:
A Home 24%
Callings 52%
Children 82%
Conditions 72%
Faith 45%
Living until the Second Coming 17%
Longevity 41%
Name Held in Remembrance 13%
Non-Specific Blessings 57%
The Priesthood 45%
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